Happy Friday Chainlinkers!

I'm finally able to get back into biking but am having a problem with my wrist.  Eliana (pictured below a few months back by Chainlinker Steven Gross and wearing a Kozey Prery hat of Erin Rensink) is 6 months old now and is at the point where I could go biking in the evening or at times during the day but I can't bike and am wondering if anyone has had this problem and what they did to heal.  

I have what's called de quervain's tenosynovitis. It's also knicknamed mommy wrist or mommy thumb since it's common in new moms who have to pick up their babies a lot and use their hands in awkward positions breastfeeding, although anyone can get it if they use their thumbs a lot gardening, cooking, etc.  

Acupuncture is helping (I'm going to a fellow Chainlinker Dr. David Kato), but I keep re-injuring it when I pick up Eliana in weird ways or hold her with my right hand and pick up something with my left. 

I've heard some people get a shot and some have to have surgery.   I hope to not have to do that, but wondering if that may be what I have to do to get back on the bike.  I haven't biked since September of last year.....

I'm dying to start a new mom's bike ride as well as ride around with Eliana in the day (Kathy Schubert even got Eliana a bike helmet!)   HELP!

 (and here she is pictured with another Chainlink baby, Josie)